Editing Anthracite (section)

==Names==
[[File:Coal waste pile west of Trevorton, Pennsylvania far shot 2.JPG|thumb|An anthracite pile in [[Trevorton, Pennsylvania]]]]
[[File:Lackawanna Coal Mine car, Nov 2014.jpg|thumb|A coal mine car used to enter and exit the [[Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour]], where Lackawanna Coal Mine once operated in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]]]
Anthracite derives from the [[ancient Greek|Greek]] ''anthrakítēs'' ({{lang|grc|ἀνθρακίτης}}), literally "coal-like".<ref name=oed>{{cite encyclopedia |title=anthracite |dictionary=The Oxford English Dictionary |edition=2nd |date=1989 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=2010-06-26 |url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50009392}}</ref> Other terms which refer to anthracite are '''black coal''', '''hard coal''', '''stone coal''',{{sfnp|''Encyclopædia Britannica''|1878}}{{refn|Not to be confused with the [[German language|German]] ''Steinkohle''{{sfn|Bauerman|1911|p=105}} or [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''steenkool'' which are broader terms meaning all varieties of coal of a stonelike [[hardness]] and appearance, like bituminous coal and often anthracite as well, as opposed to lignite, which is softer.}} '''dark coal''', '''coffee coal''', '''blind coal''' (in Scotland),{{sfn|Bauerman|1911|p=105}} '''Kilkenny coal''' (in Ireland),{{sfnp|''Encyclopædia Britannica''|1878}} '''crow coal''' or '''craw coal''', and '''black diamond'''. '''"Blue Coal"''' is the term for a once-popular and trademarked brand of anthracite, mined by the Glen Alden Coal Company in [[Pennsylvania]], and sprayed with a blue dye at the mine before shipping to its [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern U.S.]] markets to distinguish it from its competitors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huber Coal Breaker, 101 South Main Street, Ashley, Luzerne County, PA |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.pa2251.sheet/?sp=1 |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=December 14, 2021 |page=1 |date=1991}}</ref> 

Culm has different meanings in [[British English|British]] and [[American English]]. In British English, culm is the imperfect anthracite, located predominantly north [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]], which was used as a [[pigment]]. The term is also used to refer to some carboniferous [[Stratum|rock strata]] found in both Britain and in the [[Rhenish]] hill countries, also known as the [[Culm Measures]].{{sfn|Bauerman|1911|p=105}} In Britain, it may also refer to coal exported from Britain during the 19th century.{{sfnp|''Encyclopædia Britannica''|1878}}  In American English, "culm" refers to the waste or slack from anthracite mining,{{sfn|Bauerman|1911|p=105}} mostly dust and small pieces not suitable for use in home furnaces.